OPS members speak out!
I’m a Lab Attendant. My job is sorting, separating, and preparing specimen samples for testing. Is my work important? Duh. Anyone heard of SARS? Stop cutting us. You need us.
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
I am an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. I organize the installation and maintenance of communication and navigation equipment on board Aviation Services Aircrafts. There used to be four people in my department. Now it’s just me. It is impossible for me to be proactive anymore - But I’m
getting great crisis management skills.
Ministry of Natural Resources
I’m a Water Inspector. My job is to ensure water treatment plants comply with the new water regulations. Right now we’re only staffed to handle 666 Water Treatment Plants and there are 20,000 out there. And they’re talking about more cut backs?!?
Ministry of the Environment
I am an Education & Special Programs Coordinator. It is my job to foster a love of science and learning in children from kindergarten to grade 12. Without future scientists where would we be?
Ontario Science Centre, Ministry of Culture and Tourism
I am a Clerk. It’s my job to process ID badges. From doctors to paramedics, none of our frontline healthcare workers can work without their ID badge.
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
I’m a Network Analyst. It’s my job to keep the computer network running for our air and ambulance services. A network crash could mean no ambulance when you need it.
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
I’m an Admin. Clerk and I handle procurements. Without my work the Ontario Government wouldn’t be able to function because staff wouldn’t have any furniture or computers.
Management Board Secretariat
I am an Administrative Assistant. It is my job to answer the public’s questions and concerns about environmental contamination and to support the work of Environmental Officers so they can make sure our water and air is safe to drink and breathe.
Ministry of the Environment
I am an Environmental Officer. It’s my job to make sure our water is safe, toxic spills are cleaned up and industries aren’t spewing pollution into the air. Staff cuts make it impossible for me to be on top of my job. Hire more Administrative Assistants so I can be out in the field
making sure our environment is safe instead of in the office photocopying and writing duplicate reports!
Ministry of the Environment
As an Office Admin. Support Worker it is my job to correctly identify and maintain confidential records on offenders in the Criminal Justice System. The accuracy of my work can affect the outcome of sentencing and bail hearings.
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
As a Printing Consultant, I buy printing services for the government. The Government of Ontario spends over $200 Million on printing each year. Ministries without Printing Consultants are paying up to 60% more for printing. I save the government millions of dollars annually.
Management Board Secretariat
I’m an Electronic File Transfer Clerk. It is my job to make sure monthly housing payments are processed accurately to avoid eviction of our Disability Support Pension (ODSP) clients.
Ministry of Community and Social Services
As a Team Representative it is my job to review business applications and maintain our information database. We issue vital statistic documents based on the confidential information we collect. These records should not be held by a private company.
Ministry of Consumer and Business Services
As an Information Access Representative I help people get their hunting and fishing licenses so they can do the sport they love to do so much!
Ministry of Natural Resources
As a Customer Service Agent it is my job to help people get their OHIP card. We have been cut to the bone - callers are often left waiting on hold for more than 30 minutes and then have to wait another 15 to 20 minutes once they’re transferred to the person they need to speak to.
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
I am a Wood Fabricator at the Ontario Science Centre. It’s my job to build the exhibits people come to see. I’m very proud of the work I do – the Ontario Science Centre has a world class reputation for its hands on learning of science and it’s been built on the imaginations of the
Ontario Public Service.
Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
I’m a Probation Officer. I supervise youth who are under court order. It’s my job to help young people get their lives back on track so they can become responsible community members, and at the same time ensure public safety.
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
I’m a Transportation Enforcement Officer. It is my job to inspect the conditions of our roads and make sure transport trucks are following all the safety regulations. Commercial traffic on our roads has more than tripled since 1990. We just don’t have the staff to keep on top of
everything anymore. We need more Enforcement Officers out there protecting public safety. Stop the cut backs.
Ministry of Transportation
As an Inquiries Service Representative I am there at the end of the phone to help people learn more about their human rights and help them through the complaints process if they feel their rights have been violated.
Ministry of the Attorney General
As a Lab Attendant it is my job to process specimen samples to prepare them for analysis. Because of the dramatic increase in specimens over the last couple of years, we are over a month behind in our final analysis in my department. This could have serious consequences for people’s
health.
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
I’m an Aggregate Resource Officer. It is my job to make sure our forests aren’t clear cut and our landscape isn’t strip mined. Aggregate officers have already been cut by 75% resulting in huge inspection backlogs. It is impossible to be proactive anymore and sometimes we can’t even
respond to public complaints until it’s too late.
Ministry of Natural Resources
As a Resource Management Clerk, it’s my job to issue Specialty Licenses. I make sure companies know the regulations and meet all the necessary criteria before they have access to our natural resources.
Ministry of Natural Resources
As a Pay and Benefit Representative it’s my job to make sure payroll information is accurate and that staff receive their pay on time. I am also responsible for the salary income tax, CPP and EI deductions being compiled and paid to Revenue Canada. The increased workload in my department
has dramatically increased stress levels and people are getting sick more, leaving us even more short-handed.
Ministry of the Attorney General
I’m a Business Advisor. I work with small and mid-size companies and businesses to help grow now and into the future. My job helps create jobs and build revenue in the province of Ontario.
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
As a Bilingual Information Officer I collect, maintain and analyze data so that the Ministry can make important decisions for funding our children’s schools and developing appropriate curriculum.
Ministry of Education
I am a Seasonal School Aide. It is my job to work with deaf and blind children in our schools, using educational programming specifically designed to meet their needs. I am here to make sure these children meet their full potential and don’t get left behind.
Ministry of Education
As an Assistant Coordinator, I work in our court system to help provide support to victims who have been traumatized by crime. I am also there to help them navigate the court system that can seem so overwhelming after all they’ve been through.
Ministry of the Attorney General
As a Registered Nurse it is my job to monitor the health of young offenders while they’re in custody. I also provide health training regarding lifestyle choices to help with disease prevention. My job is casual part-time.
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
As a Budget Clerk, I am constantly vigilant about how and how much tax-payer money is spent. It is my job to save money wherever possible while making sure we provide our courts with the best supports we can, given budget constraints.
Ministry of the Attorney General
I’m a Case Management Coordinator. It is my job to make sure court files and disclosures are complete and ready for trial so that the accused can be tried in a timely fashion. Getting my job done is critical to public safety. Backlogs in the courts can lead to charges being dismissed
before they even get to trial.
Ministry of the Attorney General
I’m a Court Reporter. It is my job to keep a complete and exact record of court proceedings. If an appeal is made the accuracy of the transcripts is crucial to deciding the outcome.
Ministry of the Attorney General
As a Cook II it is my job to prepare all the meals for the inmates. In jail mealtime is such a pivotal part of the day. If the inmates like the food we make it helps keep a calmer environment.
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
I’m an Interpreter. My job is very important for getting to the truth when people with language barriers are required to take the stand in court.
Ministry of the Attorney General
As a Client Service Representative, I help solve disputes between landlords and tenants and provide vital information about their rights and responsibilities so that people aren’t evicted without legitimate cause.
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
I’m a Mail Clerk. It’s my job to make sure your letters and information get to the MPP or government office you need to reach.
Management Board Secretariat
As a Grants Officer I assess grant proposals and provide funding to programs that give assistance and training to women so they can improve their circumstances and the quality of life of their children.
Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
I am a Forensic Biologist. It is my job to screen evidence, do DNA analysis and comparison, produce reports on my findings and testify in court. The work I do helps to protect public safety and stop any miscarriage of justice in case someone is wrongly accused.
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
I am an Instructor Therapist. I work with troubled youth providing therapeutic counseling, life and social skills and ensuring they don’t hurt themselves or others. My work helps provide and safe and secure environment for these kids to work through their problems and develop the skills
they need to move toward a better future.
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
